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Sickness absence rate increased last year, official figures show

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How to make savings around the house in the face of cost-of-living crisis

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Inflation reaches record level in eurozone as fuel prices surge

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NatWest profits hit £1.2bn as bank benefits from rising interest rates

Ulster Bank in Ireland

AIB in talks to buy Ulster Bank tracker mortgages

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Emergency services software deal under scrutiny by competition watchdog

The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

Sales of Covid vaccine set to decline as demand wanes, AstraZeneca predicts

Travis Perkins stock

Travis Perkins expects boost from insulation drive

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38% of people moving home or considering doing so, figures show

Elon Musk

Elon Musk sells £3.2 billion in Tesla shares after agreeing deal to buy Twitter

Violas

Gardening boom continues long after lockdown, reports supermarket

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Dettol maker says sales looking strong but warns of inflation

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Women’s spending power dented by public sector squeeze, unions say

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32% with cancer ‘wearing coats or dressing gowns indoors as energy bills surge’

Coins and notes

Business confidence up in Scotland despite rising inflation and costs

Sea waves during storms

£497m damage bill for Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin

The skyline of Canary Wharf in East London lit by sunrise.

Banks drive strong session for London markets

Sainsbury’s store

Sainsbury’s profits soar but bosses promise cost-of-living help